Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-12-15

County Commissioner Smith was in
Colby Saturday.
s c. Britton returned on Friday last
from a trip into Nebraska.
The merchants who advertise are those
who do the most business.
W. G. Porter. Esq. left On Monday
morning for visit to Omaha.
E. P. Hovey has taken the place of c..
&. Siggins in the treasurer's office.
DR.. c. E. Corporan is back among us,
and will spend the winter in Colby.
L. L. French, of the State Bank, re-
turned from Iowa on Saturday evening
From present indications, Christmas
will be generally observed in this vicini-
ty.
Ira p. Jennings called at the CAT Office
on Saturday last to pay and renew his
subscription.
Service was held by Rev. Van Eman in
the new Presbyterian church on Sunday
morning last
The post Office will be moved into the
new building north of the Palace Drug
Store about the Goth.
The Buffalo Park Pioneer Office has
been removed to Oakley, where its man.
ayers will start new paper.
The payment of taxes has begun, and
the County Treasurer's Office presents Il
busy appea rance nowadays.
Commercial men say that Colby is one
of the best and safest places in western
Kansas in which to do business.
Franklin Avenue and Fourth Street.
throughout their entire extent, present
an animated, busy look nowadays.
James Summers new residence in
South View Add. to Colby looms up in
fine style, as does that of H. E. Weld al
So
c. E. Chandler and Frank Smith, of
the Colby Hardware Co, were subpoena
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at Topeka during last week.
The county seat fight in Logan county
wakes warm. warmer. and will be warm
est next week Oakley says she is for
Oakley all the time.
A very readable number of the School
and Home published in the interests of
teachers and scholars, at sos Chestnut
street. ST. Louis, came to our editorial
desk this week.
An appropriate Christmas present for
this year, and one calculated to do good
to everybody concerned, would be to
send your friend or friends in the east the
Tho mas County CAT for one year.
Hartford Post: President Cleveland
gave $40 to the family of the engineer
killed on his train last summer, $50 to
the Charleston earthquake sufferers and
$1,000 to the New York democracy.
The ball given by the K. p. Dancing
Club on Friday night last was very en-
joyable occasion every way. The COM
mittee on entertainment deserve great
credit for their successful management
of such affairs.
While we have not had exactly coal
famine so far in this county this winter.
the fear of famine in the future has
made the demand in Colby greater than
the supply For the past week. however,
our coal dealers have been able to fill all
orders. and there seems now no longer
any danger of coal famine here.
NoTICE.-The trustees of the NJ E.
church. having obtained the use of the
school bell in connection with the scr
vices held at their church, therefore, the
pastor gives notice that the services will
begin promptly at the ringing of the bell.
First bell, 80 minutes before beginning of
service. Second bell, service begins
promptly.
John dunn. one of the prominent far
mers in the neighborhood of Quickville,
called at the CAT office on Tuesday to
pay up his subscription preparatory to
winters stay in Falls City, Nebr, to
which place he started to-day. Mr.. Gum
informs us that newspaper is located at
Quickville as verify. and that it will be
edited by Grant Gregory. We wish Mr..
Gum a pleasant winter among his Neb-
raska friends, and safe return to our
county in the spring.
Capt. ]. W. Allen left US on Tuesday
for his home in Oberlin, after
having closed out his immense stock of
general merchandise to Patton s. Nc
Dowell. To the people of Sherman coun
ty the name of Capt. Allen is as familiar
as household words. and all will regret
that his health will no longer permit him
to remain at the head of a business re-
curing so much of personal attention.
We trust that the Captain may conclude